Historically, things have worked out well when Joan Jett has covered UK glam-rock jams. That, after all, was what Jett was doing when she came out with “I Love Rock ‘N Roll,” her massive 1982 hit. So Jett was a natural for the forthcoming tribute compilation AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs Of Marc Bolan And T. […]
Watch Joan Jett's Cover of T. Rex's 'Jeepster'
Joan Jett has just released the video for her reinterpretation of the 1971 T. Rex track, “Jeepster.” The black and white clip shows Jett with Marc Ribot on guitar, Jim White on drums (PJ Harvey, Cat Power) and Thomas Bartlett arranging and on piano (The National, Sufjan Stevens). The cover was produced by the late […]
New Video: French Montana Ft. Tory Lanez “Cold”
Whip it up, back it up. French Montana brings climate change to the music video for his recent single featuring Tory Lanez. In the frigid but hot clip, Montana and Tory parade around a bevy of eye-candy in bikinis inside an igloo with falling snow. Elsewhere, they take to the tropics where they turn the […]
John Vanderslice's New Song About Being A Cult Leader Was Inspired By David Berman's Advice
The erudite and inventive singer-songwriter-producer John Vanderslice doesn’t get enough respect as one of the architects of 21st century indie rock. But real heads know he’s been holding it down since the late ’90s, producing for the likes of Death Cab For Cutie, Sleater-Kinney, and the Magnetic Fields out of his Tiny Telephone Studios in […]
New Video: Phresher Ft. Fivio Foreign, Stunna 4 Vegas “All The Smoke (Remix)” | Rap Radar
Business as usual. Phresher’s still the life of the party in the video to his latest remix featuring Fivio Foreign and Stunna 4 Vegas. In the partially animated clip, the three turn up inside a bar full of both regulars and a corporate group of customers, who have stumbled into the festivities. It’s happy hour […]
Avi Kaplan’s Solo Journey Continues With “It Knows Me”
After leaving Pentatonix in 2017, Avi Kaplan quickly rolled out a solo EP called Sage And Stone under the moniker of Avriel & the Sequoias. He reverted to his real name for 2020’s I’ll Get By, another EP that showcases the singer/songwriter’s flair for folk music with a new-age twist. The 31-year-old now rolls out […]
Arcade Fire Was Making a New Album Until, Yep, COVID
A few months ago, Win Butler subtly shared that Arcade Fire was at work on their first studio album since 2017’s Everything Now. In announcing his new solo album today (July 14), Will Butler revealed that the band was at work, but circumstances, primarily COVID-19, threw a wrench into those plans. “Arcade Fire was recording. Well, we […]
Breakout Star beabadoobee Is Back With ’90s-Evoking Bop “Care”
Powfu’s ‘death bed’ Video 20-year-old beabadoobee ranks as one of 2020’s breakout stars thanks to the viral success of “Coffee,” a song Powfu later transformed into “death bed (coffee for your head).” She now follows it up with an instantly hummable bop called “Care,” which evokes the ’90s in the best possible way. “I don’t […]
Gracie Abrams Drops Excellent Debut Project ‘Minor’
Gracie Drops ‘I Miss You, I’m Sorry’ After releasing a steady stream of very good singles (“21,” “Long Sleeves” and “I miss you, I’m sorry”), Gracie Abrams has released her debut project. Minor is comprised of those three gems and four new songs including a focus track called “Friend.” Essentially a parting shot, the newcomer’s […]
New Music: French Montana Ft. Tory Lanez “Cold”
Whip it up, back it up. French Montana brings climate change in the video to his latest single featuring Tory Lanez. In the frigid but hot clip, Montana and Tory parade around of eye-candy on a tundra setting with snow fall and turn up the heat in the jungle.